Maurice Tourneur

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Maurice Tourneur

Directing February 2, 1876

Paris, France

Maurice Félix Thomas (1876 – 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur, was a French film director and screenwriter. His son, Jacques (1904–1977), would follow his father into the film ind…

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Carnival of Sinners

Carnival of Sinners

6.7 1943 Movie
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

6.3 1920 Movie
The Poor Little Rich Girl

The Poor Little Rich Girl

5.7 1917 Movie
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

6.7 1918 Movie
The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island

5.6 1929 Movie
The Man with Wax Faces

The Man with Wax Faces

5.4 1914 Movie
Victory

Victory

6.2 1919 Movie
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England

The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England

5.8 1914 Movie
Justin de Marseille

Justin de Marseille

5.9 1935 Movie
Volpone

Volpone

6.8 1941 Movie
Black and White

Black and White

6.1 1931 Movie
The Broken Butterfly

The Broken Butterfly

6.1 1919 Movie

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Maurice Félix Thomas (1876 – 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur, was a French film director and screenwriter. His son, Jacques (1904–1977), would follow his father into the film industry, establishing his own reputation as a director of American films in the 1940s and 1950s.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Maurice Tourneur: Weaver of Dreams

    Movie archival footage

  2. 1948
    Impasse of Two Angels

    Movie Director

  3. 1948
    After Love

    Movie Director

  4. 1944
    Cecile Is Dead

    Movie Director

  5. 1943
    Valley of Hell

    Movie Director

  6. 1943
    Carnival of Sinners

    Movie Director

  7. 1942
    Miss Bonaparte

    Movie Director

  8. 1941
    Sins of Youth

    Movie Director

  9. 1941
    Volpone

    Movie Director

  10. 1938
    Katia

    Movie Director

  11. 1938
    The Patriot

    Movie Director

  12. 1936
    With a Smile

    Movie Director

  13. 1936
    Samson

    Movie Director

  14. 1935
    Crimson Dynasty

    Movie Director

  15. 1935
    Justin de Marseille

    Movie Director

  16. 1933
    Le Voleur

    Movie Director

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  1. 1933
    Obsession

    Movie Director

  2. 1933
    The Two Orphans

    Movie Director

  3. 1933
    Lidoire

    Movie Director

  4. 1932
    Fun in the Barracks

    Movie Director

  5. 1932
    In the Name of the Law

    Movie Director

  6. 1931
    Departure

    Movie Director

  7. 1931
    Black and White

    Movie Producer

  8. 1931
    Dance House

    Movie Director

  9. 1930
    Accused, Stand Up!

    Movie Director

  10. 1929
    The Mysterious Island

    Movie Director

  11. 1929
    The Ship of Lost Men

    Movie Director

  12. 1928
    The Crew

    Movie Director

  13. 1927
    Life in Hollywood No. 2

    Movie Himself

  14. 1926
    Aloma of the South Seas

    Movie Director

  15. 1926
    Old Loves and New

    Movie Director

  16. 1926
    Clothes Make the Pirate

    Movie Director

  17. 1925
    Sporting Life

    Movie Director

  18. 1925
    Never the Twain Shall Meet

    Movie Director

  19. 1924
    The White Moth

    Movie Director

  20. 1924
    Torment

    Movie Producer

  21. 1923
    Jealous Husbands

    Movie Director

  22. 1923
    The Brass Bottle

    Movie Director

  23. 1923
    Mary of the Movies

    Movie Maurice Tourneur (uncredited)

  24. 1923
    The Isle of Lost Ships

    Movie Director